alt Hacker NewsI'm trying to think of recent real-world examples where the reality of the photo was of major importance. Photographs just don't seem to have the same significance, even as potential verification of their realness becomes more achievable.
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avianlyric • today at 6:15 AM
There’s been a few, but it’s becoming so common people have stopped noticing, but here’s a few recent ones:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce9yydgmzdvt?post=asset%3Aae...
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260417-press-assoc...
There’s now even a wiki article on the usage of AI generated images in American politics, mostly dealing with the obvious slop that Trump has produced, rather than insidious edits of real images
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI-generated_content_in_Americ...
An everyday scenario is Real estate photography and Facebook marketplace where people are having a field day AI faking photos.
Having a tick showing the photo is verified real would add a lot of trust to online platforms.